Essay name: Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study)
Author:
Pranesh R. Archak
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This is a study and English summary of the the Ushaharana Kavya鈥攁n Sanskrit epic poem written by Trivikrama Pandita in the 13th century. The thesis highlights Trivikrama鈥檚 dual identity as a philosopher and poet, showcasing his profound contributions to Sanskrit literature, especially through the Usaharana.
Chapter 5 - Descriptive aspects of the Ushaharana-kavya
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Description of the Battle Scene:
111 The description of battle scene too is one of the essential features of a
Mah膩k膩vya. Unlike others, Trivikrama Pandita has incorporated this
description in an unique way so as to make the scene more natural and
heart-touching. This scene, as is evident from the text, covers an half portion
of the seventh canto and the entire eighth canto. Therein, battle takes
place between Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 and Lord Siva as well as demon king B膩峁嘺.
The battle between the two opposite forces took place due to
Aniruddha's abduction from Dw膩rak膩. Having known from N膩rada the
whole story regarding Aniruddha's abduction, K峁涐梗峁嘺 decided to march
against So峁噄tapura, wherein Aniruddha was imprisoned by B膩峁嚹乻ura.
Accordingly, Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 reached So峁噄tapura and blew His P膩帽cajanya
conch to call B膩峁嘺 for fight. This sound of P膩帽cajanya pervaded
everywhere on the earth and reached the nether world too! This dreadful
sound of the conch made B膩峁嘺's army frightened. Still, all enemies in
rage rushed to the battle-field, attacked Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 from all sides and
started discharging their weapons.
Consequently, Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 accompanied by Balar膩ma and Pradyumna,
shot sharp ablazing arrows at them. As a result, some portion of B膩峁嘺's
army ran away, some enemies were screaming out helplessly as their bodies
were severely wounded, and some were stained in urine.112
111. 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶掂げ啷嬥啶ㄠぎ啶苦さ啶距い啶じ啶ㄠ啶ㄠた啶曕ぐ啷嵿し啶距え啷嵿え啷�啶侧ぞ啶侧啶距さ啶侧た啶掂た啶膏ぞ啶班さ啶苦啷�啶班啶｀さ啷囙し啶 |
啶ざ啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶ㄠた啶︵ぞ啶樴啶侧が啶苦え啷嵿う啷佮啶｀啶啷傕あ啶� 啶啶椸啶оぞ啶啶栢 啶曕た啶お啶� 啶ㄠた啶多啶掂じ啶苦い啷堗 啶� 啶︵ぇ啷嵿く啷� || ( [k膩nt膩valokanamiv膩tapasannikar峁Ｄ乶n墨l膩lak膩valivis膩ravik墨r峁嘺ve峁m |
pa艣yannid膩ghajalabinduka峁噊pag奴岣峢a峁� mugdh膩mukha峁� kimapi ni艣vasitai岣� sa dadhyau || (] IX.26)
112. 啶啶む啶膏啶むじ啷嵿く啶距ぎ啷佮う啷嵿啶侧う啷嵿き啷�啶う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啷堗ぐ啷嵿さ啶曕啶む啶班啶班啶掂啶ぞ啶む啶む啶班ぞ啶む啶むざ啶膏啶む啶班啶多啶� 啶灌じ啷嵿い啷堗 啷�
啶涏た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ 啶ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶｀啶啶侧啶ぃ啷堗ぐ啷嵿が啶距ぃ啶掂啶椸啶班啶︵啶椸啶班啶｀ぞ啶膏啶ㄠぞ 啶︵啶む啶き啶班啶む啶班啶啶溹た啶粪啶ぞ啶� ||
啶曕啶氞た啶︵啶ぞ啶むぞ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ啶距さ啶多啶粪ぞ啶� 啶膏啶ㄠじ啷嵿い啶� 啶椸ぞ啶む啶班啶� 啶啶班じ啷嵿ぐ啶掂え啷嵿ぎ啷傕い啷嵿ぐ啶︵た啶椸啶о啶� 啷�
啶嗋ぐ啷嵿い啶距ぐ啶距さ啶掂啶ぞ啶啶むさ啶苦ざ啷嵿さ啶距う啶苦啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶啶︵啶оぞ啶班ぎ啷嵿き啷嬥う啷嵿啷嬥し啶｀ぞ啶啶� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶� || ( [petustasy膩mudgaladbh墨mada峁冡梗峁璻airvaktrairvy膩ttair膩tta艣astrai艣ca hastai岣� |
chinn膩 marma峁噛ulba峁嘺irb膩峁嘺vegairudg墨r峁嚹乻n膩 daityabharturbhuji峁膩岣� ||
kecidy膩t膩岣� pr膩峁嘺m膩tr膩va艣e峁Ｄ佱弗 snast膩 g膩trai岣� prasravanm奴tradigdhai岣� |
膩rt膩r膩vavy膩ptavi艣v膩digant膩nyuddh膩rambhodgho峁峁嚹亂aiva vi峁ａ箛o岣� || (] VII. 25-26)
